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Africa (northeastern) and Red Sea

The Global Volcanism Program database for Africa (northeastern) and Red Sea currently contains 70 Holocene volcanoes and 2 Pleistocene volcanoes with thermal activity, sorted below in geographical (volcano number) order. Descriptions of the various "Volcano Type" and "Volcano Status" designations can be found on the Volcano Data Criteria page.

Photo Volcano Name Volcano Type Volcano Status Location

TAIR, JEBEL AT Photo JEBEL AT TAIR Stratovolcano Historical Yemen
ZUBAIR, JEBEL Photo JEBEL ZUBAIR Shield volcano Historical Yemen
ZUKUR Photo ZUKUR Shield volcano Holocene Yemen
HANISH Photo HANISH Shield volcano Holocene Yemen
JALUA Photo JALUA Stratovolcano Holocene Eritrea
ALID Photo ALID Stratovolcano Holocene Eritrea
DALLOL Photo DALLOL Explosion craters Historical Ethiopia
GADA ALE Photo GADA ALE Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
ALU Photo ALU Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
DALAFFILLA Photo DALAFFILLA Stratovolcano Historical Ethiopia
BORALE ALE Photo BORALE ALE Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
ERTA ALE Photo ERTA ALE Shield volcano Historical Ethiopia
ALE BAGU Photo ALE BAGU Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
HAYLI GUBBI Photo HAYLI GUBBI Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
DUBBI Photo DUBBI Stratovolcano Historical Eritrea
NABRO Photo NABRO Stratovolcano Holocene? Eritrea
MALLAHLE Photo MALLAHLE Stratovolcano Holocene? Ethiopia/Eritrea
SORK ALE Photo SORK ALE Stratovolcano Holocene? Ethiopia/Eritrea
ASAVYO Photo ASAVYO Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
MAT ALA Photo MAT ALA Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
TAT ALI Photo TAT ALI Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
BORAWLI Photo BORAWLI Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
AFDERA Photo AFDERA Stratovolcano Holocene? Ethiopia
MA ALALTA Photo MA ALALTA Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
ALAYTA Photo ALAYTA Shield volcano Historical Ethiopia
DABBAHU Photo DABBAHU Stratovolcano Historical Ethiopia
DABBAYRA Photo DABBAYRA Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
MANDA HARARO Photo MANDA HARARO Shield volcanoes Historical Ethiopia
  GROPPO Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
KURUB Photo KURUB Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
  MANDA GARGORI Fissure vents Anthropology Northeastern Africa
BORAWLI Photo BORAWLI Lava domes Holocene Ethiopia
MANDA-INAKIR Photo MANDA-INAKIR Fissure vents Historical Ethiopia/Djibouti
MOUSA ALLI Photo MOUSA ALLI Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti
GUFA Photo GUFA Volcanic field Holocene Eritrea/Djibouti
ASSAB VOLC FIELD Photo ASSAB VOLCANIC FIELD Volcanic field Holocene Eritrea
ARDOUKOBA Photo ARDOUKOBA Fissure vents Historical Djibouti
  GARBES Fumarole field Pleistocene-Fumarolic Djibouti
BOINA Photo BOINA Fumarole field Pleistocene-Fumarolic Djibouti/Ethiopia
DAMA ALI Photo DAMA ALI Shield volcano Historical Ethiopia
GABILLEMA Photo GABILLEMA Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
YANGUDI Photo YANGUDI Complex volcano Holocene Ethiopia
AYELU Photo AYELU Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
ADWA Photo ADWA Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
HERTALI Photo HERTALI Fissure vent Holocene Ethiopia
  LIADO HAYK Maars Holocene? Ethiopia
DOFEN Photo DOFEN Stratovolcano Holocene Ethiopia
FENTALE Photo FENTALE Stratovolcano Historical Ethiopia
BERU Photo BERU Volcanic field Holocene Ethiopia
KONE Photo KONE Calderas Historical Ethiopia
UNNAMED Photo UNNAMED Pyroclastic cones Holocene Ethiopia
BOSET-BERICHA Photo BOSET-BERICHA Stratovolcanoes Holocene Ethiopia
BISHOFTU VOLC FIELD Photo BISHOFTU VOLCANIC FIELD Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
UNNAMED Photo UNNAMED Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
SODORE Photo SODORE Pyroclastic cones Holocene Ethiopia
GEDAMSA Photo GEDAMSA Caldera Holocene Ethiopia
BORA-BERICCIO Photo BORA-BERICCIO Pumice cones Holocene Ethiopia
TULLU MOJE Photo TULLU MOJE Pumice cone Anthropology Ethiopia
UNNAMED Photo UNNAMED Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
EAST ZWAY Photo EAST ZWAY Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
BUTAJIRI-SILTI FIELD Photo BUTAJIRI-SILTI FIELD Fissure vents Holocene Ethiopia
ALUTU Photo ALUTU Stratovolcano Radiocarbon Ethiopia
O'A CALDERA Photo O'A CALDERA Caldera Holocene Ethiopia
CORBETTI CALDERA Photo CORBETTI CALDERA Caldera Holocene Ethiopia
BILATE RIVER FIELD Photo BILATE RIVER FIELD Maars Holocene Ethiopia
TEPI Photo TEPI Shield volcano Holocene Ethiopia
  HOBICHA CALDERA Caldera Holocene? Ethiopia
  CHIRACHA Stratovolcano Holocene? Ethiopia
TOSA SUCHA Photo TOSA SUCHA Cinder cones Holocene Ethiopia
  UNNAMED Cinder cones Holocene Ethiopia
KORATH RANGE Photo KORATH RANGE Tuff cones Holocene? Ethiopia
MEGA BASALT FIELD Photo MEGA BASALT FIELD Pyroclastic cones Holocene Ethiopia-Kenya border

The following locations in this region are not related to known Holocene volcanoes, but have been the subject of a report in the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network:

False Report of Somalia Eruption


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